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# Congress.gov API Documentation ## Overview Congress.gov API provides machine-readable data from collections available on Congress.gov. ## Key Features - Access to bills, amendments, members, committees, nominations - XML and JSON response formats - Comprehensive legislative data ## API Endpoints ### Base URL `https://api.congress.gov/v3/` ### Main Endpoints - **Bills**: `/bill/{congress}/{chamber}/{billNumber}` - **Amendments**: `/amendment/{congress}/{chamber}/{billNumber}/{amendmentNumber}` - **Members**: `/member` - **Committees**: `/committee` - **Nominations**: `/nomination` - **Committee Meetings**: `/committee-meeting` - **Hearings**: `/hearing` - **Reports**: `/committee-report` ## Authentication - Requires API key from https://api.congress.gov/sign-up/ - Rate limit: 5,000 requests per hour - Default: 20 results, max: 250 results ## Response Structure Every response contains: - **Request**: API request information - **Pagination**: Count, next/previous page URLs - **Data**: Main data (name varies by endpoint) ## Coverage - Coverage dates available at: https://www.congress.gov/help/coverage-dates - Estimated update times provided ## Client Libraries - Java client available in docs/congress-api/java/ - Python client available in docs/congress-api/python/ - Sample outputs provided ## Version - Current version: v3 - ChangeLog available in docs/congress-api/ChangeLog.md